Good Luck! You're in for a lot of work, but it will be worth it in the end. And by then you will be an expert on 32 Ford, 5 window bodies. My passion is for the 33-34 and this is what I started With in 2002: Got the plates on this august: Notice the frame jig. It's home made. I strongly recommends you to make one, too. I wouldn't been able to get the body and frame straight it without it.
sorry mate i wasn't very clear im not building a 32 trying to piece together a 5w coupe out of 29 chrysler pickup and 30 ford roadster rear quarters just meant its a jigsaw as well your roadster looks really nice
Me to be sorry. My answer was ment for rcnut223 and his 32 build. But it should fit all that start working on real bad car bodys. Just replace the "32 Ford ...etc" with your car make!
I would only choose a color other than black if you can live with the decision. If you are going to wish you had black, but know that you compromised on that decision to save a few weeks/months labor, then it will eat at you. My $0.02 Progress is still amazing. I can't believe how straight she looks based on what you started with.
Took the day off to try and get the car in primer. Suppose to rain this weekend and aim getting some surface rust The epoxy i am using is black , this will get me an idea of the look One door is also about ready so it will get shot as well
As Brandon (Jalopykid) stated, tThe roadster I show is from Bruce's rod shop in spring Texas. I took the picture when I visited. You might try and contact Danny on the color , it is his dad's roadster. The other green is a picture i found on the web, really like that one too!. Here is a bronco green 1970, love this color in person took a shot a recent local car show. Can't figure out the maroon color , could use some help here.
Staleg That roadster looks killer!!!Did you make the back half? Tell us more!!!! Your right on the jig. I built my car on the 32 frame that was leveled front to rear and side to side to provide a foundation. Without this the build would not have happened.
jdownunder good luck with your build , hope you have lot's of time on your hands. hint....I would not do this again!!! i'd spend the money and buy good body the heck with the accomplishment thing
I hear ya cavman, bambrose & Martin I've owned a couple black cars, when clean you can't beat it. But after a few miles and years everything little chips and scratch starts to show, That really starting to weigh on me. Lot's of sand where i live , on the roads and blowing around. Martin Yup, lots a work. Lost 10 pounds sanding so far
The green on that channelled coupe and the Bronco is kinda trendy right now. Lots of cars using the subdued green/gray paint. I bet it will be played out in a year or two. The red on the coupe is very close to a Ford Medium Red from the early 80's. Look towards the end of Geoking's thread about his coupe and he shows the code. It's one of my all-time favorites.
rcnut233: Thank's for the kind words. I admit that I recieved some help with the back. I made plywood templates based on a fiberglass car to a friend of mine, and then left the body to an english wheel expert. He rolled the two missing areas and I welded them on. Later I used the same jig to make a "dolly", too: I had heard that the frame wasn't stout enough to support the body during heavy bodywork.
Hi folks.Some of the lighter greens look similar to the green that was OE on 53 Stude coupes. Good luck.Have fun.Be safe. Leo
Paint it gloss black. That body and your workmanship is incredible. There's only a few good days left this year to paint outside so I would concentrate on finish sanding and applying color in the spring. Thank you for this thread. It has been appreciated.
Thanks guys certainly feels good, and yes a big milestone!! Thought I would take a couple shots of some of the more heavily worked areas of the car and show how they turned out. Note I have 2 coats of primer on the body work at this time.
During the bondo work I used dura blocks to sand the flat portions of the car. The 32 has more curves than any car I had worked on... As a result I had to get creative , here are some of the tools I used to sand the various shapes. Probably the most useful was the small foam blocks wrapped with sand paper , followed by the plastic motel door cards. I also folded paper over and cut the shape you see. Worked really well on the body lines around the windows Now I need to get the doors done!!
You need to ad a "before" shot so folks can REALLY see the trials & tribulations you went through to get the car into the shape it's in today. I can only say: UNBELIEVABLE!
O. J., what makes it SPECIAL is the year of make, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY FREAKING TWO. Those are the only ones people will go the ends of the earth to save. Now, I am not prejudice, since I only own one. That will be a really neat deal when completed. Good luck, Bud.
Incredible job, if I hadn't followed this thread I would not have believed it is the same car. You are a real talented craftsman.
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